Q. Are there any products available to give on a daily basis to horses that develop gas easily, or do you have any other suggestions on how to address the problem?

—Donna Alley, Weatherford, Texas

A. What’s happening (in a gassy horse) is whatever feed is getting to the colon (is producing) a substantial amount of gas. Generally when gas is produced it is because feed is being digested rapidly and the bacterial population in the gut has shifted. Gas is a byproduct of that, so it’s really all about the “bugs” (inside the gut).

I’m sure, if I were to search the web, I’d find a lot of products and supplements to help with gas. However, I’d want to start by looking at the (gassy horse’s) overall feeding program